mah.jpgOccasional Optical Atlas contributor Adam Schragin has written a review of the new Midget and Hairs compilation for the Austinist, and you can read that – as well as download an MP3 from the album - right here.  Expect my review to materialize at this site within the next week or so.  In fact, we’re playing review catch-up over here: in addition to my Elf Power review posted last night, you can expect to shortly see reviews of the new Apples in Stereo album (from me) as well as the various artists comp Build Your Army with Potatoes (from Austinist scribe Adam). By the way, Build Your Army with Potatoes is an amazing record, featuring new and rare tracks by The Instruments, Great Lakes, Folklore, The Sixth Great Lake, Von Hemmling, The Diminisher, Calvin, Don’t Jump!, The Mendoza Line, The Lilys, Jack Logan, Geoff Reacher, Fabulous Bird, El Goodo, Volcano the Bear, and more, including my unqualified favorite new band, Laminated Cat, who have a record coming out that I hope gets all the attention it deserves.  But the Potatoes comp, as well as the Midget and Hairs album, is available right now from Royal Rhino Flying Records.